I don't listen much to the music Virgil plays, but I sure can appreciate it, and I can appreciate his ridiculous talent. I can't say I try to play like him (not that I could), because I play a very different kind of music, but I'm inspired by the example he sets for total dedication to his craft.

You have to listen to his new solo album then, it's very interesting harmonically and
compositionally IMO - many improvisations too - so it could appeal to jazz fans too, I guess.